#11

AJ Williams

Junior wide receiver for New Mexico State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

WR · New Mexico State · Jr. · #11

6′4″ · 195 lb · Spring, TX

Returning to New Mexico State for 2026

Next upSat Sep 26 · 3:30 pm ETvs New MexicoAggie Memorial Stadium

How he plays

Yards / catch: 78th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

5 catches · 16.6 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 54 yds, at Hawai'i

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 wide receiver for New Mexico State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Transferred from Mary Hardin-Baylor to New Mexico State in 2025.

His career, year by year

AJ Williams

WR · New Mexico State · Jr · #11

AJ Williams arrived at New Mexico State from Mary Hardin-Baylor. One game to point at: 54 rec yds, 3 receptions against Hawai'i — Week 2, 2026.

83 REC YDS · 5 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
portal record
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026New Mexico State1-2HC: Tony Sanchez · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#13 / 57 · 78th pct

16.6

Long catch#27 / 57 · 54th pct

Rec TDs#47 / 57 · 10th pct

Rec yards#56 / 57 · 4th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 41.5 YDS/g, 16.2 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Sanchez

Pass share

52.3%

101 pass / 92 run

Plays / game

64.3

3 games

Team sack rate

3.7%

107 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	New Mexico State	5	83	16.6	0	--
Career		5	83	16.6	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 51–14

vs Mercyhurst

2 rec · 29 yds

Dominant 37-point win at home against Mercyhurst.

With T. Washington Jr. — 43 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · T. Hedden — 253 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 36.8 · -7 rush yds (3 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Hawai'i · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +3.41(11:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 T.Hedden pass complete deep middle to #11 A.Williams III caught at Hawaii11, for 40 yards to the Hawaii07 (#5 J.Edmond), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Florida State · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.71(09:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 T.Hedden pass complete short right to #11 A.Williams III caught at FSU42, for 11 yards to the FSU42 (#12 N.Chandler), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Mercyhurst · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.66AJ Williams III 23 Yd pass from Adam Damante (Ilya Uvaydov Kick)
Week 1 · Mercyhurst · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.52(07:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Damante pass complete short right to #11 A.Williams III caught at NMSU40, for 29 yards to the MERCY48 (#27 N.Williams; #12 M.Hawkins Jr.), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Florida State · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.21(10:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 T.Hedden pass complete short left to #11 A.Williams III caught at FSU40, for 11 yards to the FSU36 (#10 C.Jones), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.49(03:44) Shotgun #3 T.Hedden pass complete short left to #11 A.Williams III caught at NMSU16, for 7 yards to the NMSU25 (#4 E.Palmer)
Week 2 · Hawai'i · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.49(12:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 T.Hedden pass complete short middle to #11 A.Williams III caught at NMSU44, for 7 yards to the NMSU44 (#11 J.Otis)
Week 1 · Florida State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.47(08:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 T.Hedden pass complete short middle to #11 A.Williams III caught at FSU37, for 7 yards to the FSU35 (#20 B.Nichelson)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 51-14vs Mercyhurst	2	29	14.5	29
Wk 2	L 19-29@ Hawai'i	3	54	18.0	40	Season-high 54 yds
Total		5	83	16.2	40

The receiver room · New Mexico State

#1Tyler KingWR · Sr.588 receiving yards · 2025
#6Brodrick MaloneWR · So.242 receiving yards · 2025
#10Lyndon RavareWR · Sr.237 receiving yards · 2025
#7TJ PrideWR · Jr.103 receiving yards · 2025
#11AJ WilliamsWR · Jr.2 games · 2026

10 more on the roster · New Mexico State team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

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